Malaysia-based Writer | Nikkei Asia, Al Jazeera, SCMP, Lonely Planet, T+L Asia, BBC Travel, Rough Guides| Banned author | B-movie Weirdo |Former punk rock star|
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History of easternmost part of Islamic world told through works of Malaysia's finest gold & silversmiths, @monkeyrockworld on striking new book "Malay Silver and Gold: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand"
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Puppetry power brings Asia together: Japanese and Malaysian puppeteers stage remarkable collaboration to bring an ancient Chinese tale to life at Penang's George Town festival July 29 & 30, @monkeyrockworld reports for @NikkeiAsia
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Powerful essay by @monkeyrockworld on a new book about Asia's migrant workers, in their own voices. With stories of raw emotions, unjustifiable brutality and endless hopes, "Visible Invisibles" (Shivadi Das & Yolanda Yu) is a compelling read. @NikkeiAsia
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Our latest newsletter is out! It features @monkeyrockworld, @lnachman32, and @azrinfauzi, as well as @kixes and @kevinkfyam eating exquisite gelato with South-East Asian flavours at Beku, Melbourne: preview.mailerlite.io/previe…
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How "digital nomad" is morphing into a visa category in a growing number of countries, great insight into a new cross-border class of global citizen by @monkeyrockworld
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Director Woo Ming Jin rides new wave Malay film, writes @monkeyrockworld; 'Stone Turtle' portrays "magnetic tug of war between masculinity and femininity, violence and innocence, deception and natural balance."
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From Myanmar's Rebel Riot to Thailand's Defying Decay & Indonesian Islamic punk: brilliant and important piece about the politics & creativity of contemporary rock in SE Asia by @monkeyrockworld @NikkeiAsia
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"Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia" was reviewed in @NikkeiAsia. @monkeyrockworld writes: "The book abounds with historical, archaeological and genetic data... [it is] a valuable addition to woefully scarce literature on the topic". buff.ly/3snELMJ
#seanomads #southeastasia
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How violent & autocratic regimes of the past can galvanise a new generation today: Young Taiwanese recall the "White Terror" period through arts & popular culture. Great piece by @monkeyrockworld asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ar…
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Fab story from @monkeyrockworld on Malaysia’s Oscar hopeful. #PrebetSapu, a gritty, urban coming-of-age tale directed by @muzzamer, is only the 7th film to be submitted since 2004. aje.io/djnr43 via @AJEnglish
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We might soon have a better idea of how many @snowleopards remain in the mountains of Central Asia, thanks to the #PAWS project, reports @monkeyrockworld for @AlJazeera_World. aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/1…
@koustubh_sharma @SnowLeopardHope @gslep_program
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Traditional Malay shadow puppetry leaps into 21st century, great piece by @monkeyrockworld asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ar…
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They're hot on social media but are western influencers the new scourge of developing countries? Great piece @NikkeiAsia by Marco Ferrarese @monkeyrockworld
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Here's how you can help people hoping to evacuate Afghanistan with your airline miles, points and cash. trib.al/mKwIYUa
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Malaysia's growing soft power is making an impact in North Asia and elsewhere: How and why Malaysian-Chinese films are wowing mainland Chinese audiences, excellent piece by @monkeyrockworld
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Lawyer by day, writer by night, Hugo award winning Zen Cho is making waves with her new book ‘Black Water Sister’. @monkeyrockworld spoke to her for this lovely Sunday read. @zenaldehyde @AJEnglish aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/21…
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It has been 43 years since publication of Peter Matthiessen's remarkable book "The Snow Leopard," and this elusive, majestic creature still continues to intrigue people throughout the world, as @monkeyrockworld writes in this brilliant piece. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li…
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Great to see Southeast Asian “soft power” - in this case Malaysian “Vedic hard-rock power” - make inroads into China’s vibrant underground music scene, excellent piece by @monkeyrockworld asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ar…
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ICYMI Ramli Ibrahim is world-renowned as an Indian classical dancer. And he pulled no punches talking to @monkeyrockworld about But Malaysia’s cultural conservatism aje.io/tywutz via @AJEnglish
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Not content with overdeveloping existing land masses, states from leviathan China to tiny Penang never stop expansionary drives: sharp piece by @monkeyrockworld
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